# #80: How I Stopped Working Weekends and Built a 6-Figure Salary as a True Owner with Ashley Ebert

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Podcast: [Mind Your Wedding Business Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mind-your-wedding-business-podcast-6984620)
Published: 2026-07-14T11:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://mind-your-wedding-business.captivate.fm/episode/80-how-i-stopped-working-weekends-and-built-a-6-figure-salary-as-a-true-owner-with-ashley-ebert
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Duration seconds: 2978

## Resource

In this episode of Mind Your Wedding Business , Kevin Dennis sits down with Ashley Ebert, founder of The Abundance Group, to discuss how wedding professionals can break free from the "hustle loop," build scalable businesses, and create more freedom without sacrificing success. Ashley shares her journey from starting a wedding-planning business at 23 to growing it into a seven-location company with 35 team members before selling it for over $1 million. She opens up about the lessons she learned through burnout, difficult clients, leadership, and the mindset shifts that helped her become a true business owner. The conversation covers the importance of boundaries, delegation, team building, confident pricing, and why building a business around your own strengths leads to greater profitability and a more sustainable career. If you've ever felt stuck working every weekend, struggled to delegate, or wondered how to grow without burning out, this episode is filled with practical advice to help you build a business that supports both your goals and your life. Ashley Ebert built a wedding planning business from the ground up, scaled it to 7 locations and 35 team members, and sold it for over a million dollars. Now, through The Abundance Group, a mastermind for ambitious wedding professionals, she helps them ditch the hustle loop and build businesses they actually love. Ashley is obsessed with pursuing passion, her community, and proving that wedding pros can have it all: the success, the freedom, and yes, have an absolute blast while building it! Highlights: Breaking free from the "hustle loop" Setting boundaries that strengthen client relationships Building a team you can trust Why delegation creates freedom and growth Pricing with confidence and increasing profitability Creat…

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